Gupo station

Gupo station is a station on the Gyeongbu Line It is located in northern Busan, South Korea, and was opened on 1 January 1905. All kinds of trains stop here. It is also connected with the subway station Gupo station on Busan Metro Line 3 via an overhead bridge, so passengers can transfer to Busan Subway Line 3.[1]

This article is about a station of Korail. For the station of Busan Metro, see Gupo station (Busan Metro).

Gupo station
Korean name
Hangul	구포역
Hanja	龜浦驛
Revised Romanization	Gupoyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Kup'oyŏk
General information
Location	Gupo-dong, Buk District, Busan South Korea
Coordinates	35°12′16.60″N 128°59′47.61″E
Operated by	Korail
Line(s)	Gyeongbu Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Aboveground
History
Opened	January 1, 1905
Services
Preceding station   Korail   Following station Miryang toward Seoul or Haengsin Gyeongbu KTX Busan Terminus

The exterior of Gupo station

It is a train station between Hwamyeong Station and Sasang Station.

On January 1, 1905, the operation of the operation was started as a temporary operation station. It was adjusted to the office building in 1991 and began operating the KTX in 2004. KTX, Saemaul and Mugunghwa trains run and are in charge of passenger and ticket sales.[2]

History

January 1, 1905: Start of operation as a driving station

Dec.30, 1985: Present history completion.

Aug. 16, 1989: The East-West Transit Train (Gupo-Haeundae) Passenger handling began.

Jan. 7, 1991: Coordinated to the officer's office

December 2, 2002: Abolish the East-West Transit Railway.

April 1, 2004: KTX Stopping

Nov. 15, 2006: Stop handling cargo handling[3]

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Transportation in South Korea
• Busan Metro

References

1. "구포역" [Gupo Station]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-06-14.
2. "철도산업센터".
3. "구포역의 연혁". 문화콘텐츠닷컴.